Vehicle wheel suspension



Dec."l9, 1939. F. PORSCHE VEHICLE WHEEL SUSPENSION Filed Deo. `165, 1937 ffffoneys in various forms all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

1. In a vehicle, a central longitudinal circular frame member, a lever, wheel supporting means on one end of said lever, a cylindrical bushing on thefother end of said lever, means for holding said bushing for engagement with and rota.- tion on said circular frame member, and spring means interconnected between said bushing and frame member for resisting rotation of said bushing.

2. The combination according toelalm 1 in which said spring means includesa torsion bar.

3. The combination according to claim 1 in which said spring means includes a torsion bar whose axis of rotation is substantially parallel to the axis of said frame member.

4. In a vehicle having a frame, including a central longitudinal circular frame member, a pair of levers, wheel supporting means on one end of each of said levers, a split cylindrical bushingon the other endof each of said levers, a

casing surrounding said bushings for holding thev same in engagement with and rotation on said circular frame member, and spring means inter- .connected between said bushing and said frame.

- torsion bars, one set connecting one of said bushings to said frame and the other set connecting the other of said bushings to said frame.

7. The combination according to claim 4 in which said springvmeans includes at least two torsion bars, one connecting one of said bushings to said frame and the other 4connecting the other of said bushings to said frame, the axis of rotation of said torsion bars being substantially parallel to each other and to the axis of said circular frame member..

FERDINAND PORSCHE.

CERTIFICAI'E OF ACORRECTION. Patent No. 2,185,9-110. neeember 19, 1959,. FERDINAND PORSCHE. ItV is Ahereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patent requiringV correction as. follows In vthe ,heading to the printedspecifical tion, line 7 thereof, strike. out "Application December 16, 1937, Serial Ne. 180,059" and' insert instead the following I originel applieaeienfrebmary 16, 19511, serial Ne. 711, 575. Divided and this application December 3.6,v 1.957, Serial No. 18o,o59;' Y

I pague K first co1mnn,'1-ine'l, before "An object" insert the following paragraph 'This application is a ldivision ofmy co'pending applicaetien, serial Ne. 71-1, 57.5, fi1e iA Febmeiry 16, 195i.

and Vthat the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the samemay conform-to the recordof the c ase in. the Patent ffice.

` signed and sealed this '19ml day efvnareh, A.- D. 19m.

Henry IvVan Ars dale (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. l 

